Long Reach Drill/Driver

Here are two long-reach drill/drivers ready to help and work hard in hard-to-reach tight and narrow spots.

Since I had two old chucks from worned out cordless drills, I bought at my local hardware store a 36’’ long 3/8’’-24 fine threaded rod that I cut with a hacksaw at 12’’ and 24’’ long (to see a tip on how to cut such rods, click on the following link). Note that the 3/8’’-24 fine threads are the standard for drill chucks.

I screwed a chuck on each threaded rod and I locked them up with a nut, very tight, directly under the chucks. Then I slipped on the threaded rod a 3/8’’ inside diameter transparent vinyl hose, that I also bought at my local hardware store in the plumbing department, to protect my fingers and the rod from rubbing materials. Note that I left about 2’’ without vinyl hose at the other end of the rod.

Hi Serge,Great idea and good tips. I have a situation where these will work, under the floor in my boat I have to install a plug for letting water out, while the boat is in motion. Wondered how I was gopng to do it, now I know. Couldn’t do it from the outside, as I don’t know how thick the bottom is.Jack